No Map Can Find Me Now
Language: en
Whenever our family moved the livestock down to the winter pasture, my parents made sure my younger brother, Cody, had a detailed topographic map and a top-of-the-line satellite GPS watch strapped to his wrist. I was given nothing. I was expected to trek twenty miles on foot across hundreds of rolling, featureless hills, blind-searching for wherever they’d pitched camp. I used to quiet the ache in my chest by telling myself it was temporary. I just had to study hard, get into the county magnet school, and earn my way out. When the state entrance exam results came back, I ranked first in…